ST7787 : The Somerset Monument, near Hawkesbury Upton, South Gloucs

near to Britain Bottom, South Gloucestershire, Great Britain

The Somerset Monument, near Hawkesbury Upton, South Gloucs.
The Somerset Monument, near Hawkesbury Upton, South Gloucs.
The Somerset Monument was built by Lewis Vulliamy in 1846 in memory of Robert Edward Henry Somerset. He was a general at the Battle of Waterloo of 1815, and died in 1842. He was a nephew of the Sixth Duke of Beaufort. The tower is approximately 100 feet tall and can be seen from the Tyndale Monument at North Nibley to the north-west. (Reference: "Hawkesbury Conservation Area," South Gloucestershire Council 2008 website: LinkExternal link
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Marion Dutcher   (find more nearby)
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Date Taken
June 1993
Submitted
Wednesday, 31 August, 2005
Category
War Memorial   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 77 87 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 51:35.1541N 2:19.5687W
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